• Financial challenges take focus in State of Town

    Stahl aims to reduce budget further; proposes dissolving sewerage authority BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent While mentioning the success stories of 2009 and the status of current projects in his State of the East Brunswick Township Address Monday night, Mayor David Stahl focused on one primary theme — cutting costs. “The focus of my administration has…

  • Sunday Singing

    Elliott Stroul of the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition, along with Pastor Gary W. Filson, his wife Ella and their daughter Sarah, lead a hymn during the dedication of the newly constructed food distribution building at the Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg on Sunday. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • U.S. Supreme Court says that corporations are people too

    Coda • This is a dark day in America. Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to do away with most of the laws that limit campaign contributions to candidates and much political advertising by corporations and special interest groups. And late last week, the court did just that —…

  • Senator invites contributions to website

    New Jerseyans are connected like never before. We can read up-to-theminute news on our computers, receive text messages from our children’s school telling us there is a snow day, and watch videos on our mobile devices. As a member of the U.S. Senate, I recently launched a redesigned website that is meant to cater to…

  • Grateful for overwhelming response to pet-shelter drive

    Sayreville Pet Adoption Center would like to thank the Parlin post office for partnering with us this holiday season by allowing us to set up an Angel Tree in its lobby. The tree was decorated with colorful tags, each bearing a wish list of items needed to care for the many cats and dogs at…

  • Address root cause of congestion on Route 1

    Spending $300 million to expand Route 1 is a waste of money. Widening the roadway is more likely to induce new traffic than eliminate existing jams; as NJDOT commissioners have stated, we cannot widen our way out of congestion. The Transportation Trust Fund, which pays for the state’s highway and transit projects, is almost depleted.…

  • Touched by support for homeless animals, pets

    Our Holiday Homeless Pet Drive, which ran from October to Dec. 10 and collected food, toys, treats, crates, blankets, etc., for the Popcorn Park Zoo/Associated Humane Society in the Forked River section of Lacey, was truly heartwarming. Some days, it literally brought tears to my eyes. Our clients, friends, animal lovers and readers of local…

  • David M. Crowe

    Mr. Crowe, 42, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 7, 2010, at home. He was employed for several years in the construction industry in the Middlesex County area. His mother, Alice, died in 2000. Surviving are his father, Edward J. Crowe Sr.; four siblings, Kevin Crowe, and his wife, Nicola, Elizabeth Crowe and Bridget Crowe, and…

  • Fortunato “Fred” Giannotto

    Mr. Giannotto, 80, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 10, 2010, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement in 1996, he was employed as a truck driver for 35 years with A&D Express/High Grade Beverage, South Brunswick. He was predeceased by a son, Fred, and by a brother, John. Surviving are…

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